Hyde Park Summer Fest will be back, with Chicago’s hip hop scene taking center stage

Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Hyde Park Summer Fest is back June 17-18 on the Midway Plaisance at 59th Street and Dorchester Avenue.This year, with the 50th anniversary of hip hop, fest organizer Jonathan Swain says organizers were intentional about highlighting Chicago’s hip hop scene and music.

“There are not many music festivals that are Black-owned and Black-led in the country. Chicago is one of the few places where you have us, the Silver Room Block Party and the Chosen Few Picnic. I think that’s special about Chicago, so as we see Summer Fest grow, we continue to learn, lean on one another for information and insight.”

The festival vibes will be as strong as years prior, with some tweaks: a better VIP area, where the entrance will cut down on the lines and the addition of two stages to provide more space for upcoming local talent. “We’re going to bring back that same community give back element, changing it up a bit on how the money will be distributed to organizations,” said Ashley-Lauren Ehimwenman, marketing director of BOWA Construction. “We have identified area youth organizations in Hyde Park, Kenwood, Woodlawn, South Shore — we try to touch every neighborhood that is a part of Summer Fest’s reach to highlight them on our social reels ... use our influence to drive attention and exposure to their organization.

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